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ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2020

Early markers of atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation.

Eva A H Lanters, Christophe P Teuwen, Thijmen Hokken, Sofie Rohde, David B Haitsma, Felix Zijlstra, Luc J L M Jordaens, Natasja M S de Groot

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Article in Journal of arrhythmia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Eva A H LantersDepartment of Cardiology Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Christophe P TeuwenDepartment of Cardiology Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Thijmen HokkenDepartment of Cardiology Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Sofie RohdeDepartment of Cardiology Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.
David B HaitsmaDepartment of Cardiology Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Felix ZijlstraDepartment of Cardiology Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Luc J L M JordaensDepartment of Cardiology Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Natasja M S de GrootDepartment of Cardiology Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0259-6691
Erasmus MC · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostprocedural atrial extrasystole (AES) frequency predicts atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in patients with paroxysmal AF. However, the predictive value of preprocedural AES frequency is unknown. We investigate whether preprocedural AES frequency is a feasible marker to predict (timing of) AF recurrence after PVI.

methodsPatients (N = 684) with paroxysmal or persistent AF undergoing first-time PVI were evaluated for (a) the frequency of AES/day on Holter recordings without AF prior to PVI, (b) AF episodes during the 90 days blanking period, and (c) AF recurrences afterward. The correlation between AES/day and both development and timing of AF recurrences was tested.

resultsPreprocedural AES/day was similar in patients with paroxysmal (66 [20-295] AES/day) and persistent AF (115 [12-248] AES/day,

conclusionAES/day prior to PVI is not correlated with (timing of) AF during the blanking period or AF recurrences, and is therefore not a feasible marker for AF recurrences in patients with PAF. AF during the blanking period is correlated with AF recurrence.

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atrial extrasystolic beatatrial fibrillationblanking periodpulmonary vein isolationrecurrence

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PMCPMC7132191
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